I'm semi-finishing my basement.
I don't necessarily really care about enclosing my pump tank/water softener and oil boiler/tank/hw tank/elec. panel in rooms.
But, I can't insulate the walls easy in those areas because of pipes, supports, clearance to walls, etc.
So, I could put them in rooms.
I can see some potential problems:
-have to make sure boiler room has holes in wall big enough to supply combustion air
-softener room could get funky inside closed room? Frozen pipes (I doubt it)?
-access to remove + service equip
Any experience, plus or minus?
I don't necessarily really care about enclosing my pump tank/water softener and oil boiler/tank/hw tank/elec. panel in rooms.
But, I can't insulate the walls easy in those areas because of pipes, supports, clearance to walls, etc.
So, I could put them in rooms.
I can see some potential problems:
-have to make sure boiler room has holes in wall big enough to supply combustion air
-softener room could get funky inside closed room? Frozen pipes (I doubt it)?
-access to remove + service equip
Any experience, plus or minus?